General awareness questions for Ibps clerk

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1.Expand NITI Aayog ?


Ans : National Institution for TransformingIndia Aayog

2.Who is the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog ?

Ans : Aravind Panagariya

3.A Kerala-born entrepreneur has toppedtheForbes Asia's ninth Heroes of Philanthropy list.Who is he ?

Ans : Sunny Varkey

4.The Independence Day of Tajikistan isobservedon ?

Ans : 9th September

5.Bhopal has recently hosted a conferencefrom10th to 12th September 2015. Name it ?

Ans : World Hindi Conference

6.Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidihasannounced that, for the first time photographs 
ofcontesting candidates would be affixed onElectronic Voting Machines. This technology isgoing to be 
implemented in which state'selections ?

Ans : Bihar

7.The Cabinet has recently permitted _____per centForeign Direct Investment (FDI) under the
automatic route for white label ATMoperations,a move that is aimed at promoting financial
inclusion.

Ans : 100 per cent

8.Who has been recently named as DRDO'sfirstwoman Director General and has taken charge ofthe 
Electronics & Communication Systemscluster ?

Ans : J. Manjula

9.The Union Cabinet has recently approvedaproposal to increase Dearness allowance (DA) 
by___________%, for central governmentemployeesand pensioners.

Ans : 6%

10.The Cabinet has recently approved___________ and____________ schemes to reduce the demand 
ofGold in physical form and fish out idle goldlyingwith households and other entities.

Ans : Gold Bond, Gold Monetisation

11.President Pranab Mukherjee has recentlypresented the Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 
to which organization ?

Ans : Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO)

12.A nine-year-old Indian-origin boy hasbecameAustralia's new spelling champion after hewon
the 50,000 dollars 'The Great AustralianSpellingBee' competition. Who is he ?
Ans : Anirudh Kathirvel

13.On 9th September 2015 an Australian veteran wicketkeeper has announced his retirement
frominternational and first-class cricket. Who is he ?

Ans : Brad Haddin

14.India and which country have signed apact on10th July 2015 for repatriation of each
other'swanted prisoners and cooperate in allcriminalmatters, including gathering evidence.

Ans : Indonesia

15.Recently,the Rajasthan High Court hasorderedthe Centre to ensure that larger pictorial
warnings are carried on all tobacco products.Tillwhat date, the Centre has time to implement
theorder ?

Ans : October 29th

16.Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasinauguratedthe 10th World Hindi Conference in Bhopal
on10th September 2015. What was the themeofthe conference ?

Ans : Hindi Jagat - Vistaar aur Sambhavnaye

17.Which state has recently organized it'sfirstGlobal Investors Meet (TNGIM 2015) on 10th
September 2015 ?

Ans : Tamil Nadu

18.Which queen has recently reached amajormilestone by becoming the longest-reigning
monarch in Britain's history by passingQueenVictoria, who served for 63 years and seven
months ?

Ans : Queen Elizabeth II

19.Which Indian golfer has became the firstIndianto qualify for the prestigious President’s
Cup ?

Ans : Anirban Lahiri

20.Australia topped with 62 medals (24 gold,19silver, 19 bronze) in Commonwealth Youth
Games 2015. What is India's position inMedalTally ?

Ans : 5th Position (9 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze)

21.World First Aid Day is observed on ?

Ans : 2nd Saturday of September

22.United Nations Day for South-SouthCooperationis observed on ?

Ans : 12th September

23.Singapore's governing People's ActionParty (PAP)has won a decisive victory in the general
election. Who is the Leader of People’sActionParty (PAP) ?

Ans : Lee Hsien Loong (Prime Minister)

24.Recently, the Royal Aeronautical Society(RAeS),London has conferred the Scientific Adviser
tothe Defence Minister, with the Society's 2015Silver Medal for work contributing to major
advances or contributions in aerospace. Whoishe ?

Ans : G Satheesh Reddy

25.Veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paesand hisSwiss partner lifts Mixed Double's trophy of
USOpen 2015. Who is She ?

Ans : Martina Hingis

26.Paes has now won Nine Grand Slammixeddoubles titles, this record surpasses the
eighttitles record of ?

Ans : Mahesh Bhupathi

27.Indra Nooyi is the sole Indian-originexecutive inFortune's list of 50 most powerful women in
business. She is the CEO of ?

Ans : PepsiCo

28.India-born Nooyi is ranked ____________onthelist ?

Ans : 2nd

29.Fortune's List of 50 most Powerful Womenwastopped by the General Motors CEO. Who is
she ?

Ans : Mary Barra

30.Australian Defense Minister was on a 3day visitto India. Who is he ?

Ans : Kevin Andrews.